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Factsheet for measure ES-2020-18/1384 – measures in Spain
Country |
Spain
, applies regionally
|
Time period | Open ended, started on 28 April 2020 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Tripartite agreements |
Category |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery into a green future
– Support for spending, stimulus packages |
Author | Carlos Molina (UAB) |
Measure added | 01 November 2020 (updated 02 February 2021) |
The regional government of Cantabria, the CEOE-CEPYME employers' association and the CCOO and UGT unions have signed the Cantabria Social Dialogue Agreement in the face of COVID-19, which includes a series of measures, for a total value of more than €90 million, to guarantee health protection against the pandemic, supporting the most vulnerable people and promoting employment and economic activity in the Community.
The agreement includes two phases of execution. In the first of these, the COVID-19 Health Fund is created, endowed with almost €50 million, and measures will be implemented to guarantee the income of people and households and a series of actions to reactivate and maintain economic activity in the Autonomous Community.
For its part, the second phase will consist of a reconstruction plan with measures aimed at boosting activity in the different social sectors of the region, such as employment and active policies, industry, commerce, tourism, the primary sector. and culture, as well as in university education, research, women's policies, the digital divide between the different territories and public investment.
No data available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Applies to all workers | Applies to all businesses | Applies to all citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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Trade unions
Employers' organisations Local / regional government |
National funds
Regional funds |
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative | Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative |
Form | Direct consultation outside a formal body | Direct consultation outside a formal body |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Social partners have been involved in the design and will also be monitoring the implementation of the measures contained in the Tripartite Agreement.
Social partners have been very supportive of the pact.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Tripartite Social Dialogue Agreement in Cantabria in the face of COVID-19, measure ES-2020-18/1384 (measures in Spain), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/ES-2020-18_1384.html
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